A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured pulmonary rehabilitation education programme for improving the health status of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The PRINCE Study protocol.
Murphy, Kathy Casey, Dympna Devane, Declan Cooney, Adeline McCarthy, Bernard Mee, Lorraine Ní Chúlain, Martina Murphy, Andrew W. Newell, John O'Shea, Eamon
Murphy, Kathy
Casey, Dympna
Devane, Declan
Cooney, Adeline
McCarthy, Bernard
Mee, Lorraine
Ní Chúlain, Martina
Murphy, Andrew W.
Newell, John
O'Shea, Eamon
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2011-01-18
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Murphy K, Casey D, Devane D, Cooney A, McCarthy B, Mee L, Ni Chulain M, Murphy AW, Newell J, O' Shea E (2011) 'A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a structured pulmonary rehabilitation education programme for improving the health status of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The PRINCE Study protocol'. BMC pulmonary medicine, 11 (4).
Abstract
A key strategy in improving care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the provision of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes. Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes have been successful in improving patients' sense of dyspnoea and Health Related Quality of Life. However, the effectiveness of structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programmes delivered at the level of the general practice on the health status of people with COPD remains uncertain and there is a need for a robust and fair assessment of this. The PRINCE study will evaluate the effectiveness of a Structured Education Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme (SEPRP), delivered at the level of the general practice, on the health status of people with COPD.
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BioMed Central
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10.1186/1471-2466-11-4
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